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Aggregate
Quality Control/Quality Assurance
Program
January 13, 2016
A joint effort of the
North Carolina Department of Transportation
and the
North Carolina Aggregates Association
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 1
II. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................... 2 A. Basic Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 2
B. Quality Control Plan ........................................................................................................................... 2
C. Certified Laboratory ............................................................................................................................ 3
D. Quality Control Technician ................................................................................................................. 3
E. Plant Approval Process ........................................................................................................................ 3
F. Certification for Participation in the Aggregate QC/QA Program ...................................................... 4
III. AGGREGATE SAMPLING AND TESTING PROCEDURES .................................................................. 5 A. Producer's Quality Control ................................................................................................................... 5
B. NCDOT Verification and QA Split Sampling .................................................................................... 7
C. Roadway Assurance/Acceptance and Independent Assurance ............................................................ 9
IV. EXHIBITS .................................................................................................................................. 11 EXHIBIT A- NCDOT AGGREGATE QC/QA PLANT OWNERSHIP UPDATE FORM..................................... 13
EXHIBIT B- TESTING EQUIPMENT LIST ................................................................................................... 15
EXHIBIT C- SAMPLING PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................... 17
EXHIBIT D- PROCEDURES FOR SPLITTING AND LABELING SAMPLES ...................................................... 20
EXHIBIT E- RAPID DRYING PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 24
EXHIBIT F- QAP SYSTEM FOR REPORTING SAMPLE TEST DATA AND RETRIEVING STATISTICS ............ 26
EXHIBIT G- TOLERANCES FOR COMPARISONS OF QC/QA GRADATIONS ............................................... 29
EXHIBIT H- INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE SAMPLING AND TESTING ......................................................... 32
EXHIBIT I - SPECIFICATIONS (GRADATIONS, LL, and PI) ....................................................................... 34
EXHIBIT J- PROJECT CONSTRUCTION OF APPROVED STOCKPILES (ABC- TYPE B) ................................ 39
EXHIBIT K- INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES FOR FAILING ROADWAY ASSURANCE SAMPLES ................. 43
EXHIBIT L- FIELD PROCEDURE FOR INVESTIGATION OF ROADWAY ASSURANCE FAILURE FOR
GEOMATERIALS LAB FIELD ENGINEER ................................................................................................... 44
EXHIBIT M AGGREGATE QC/QA SAMPLING AND TESTING TRAINING MANUAL ................................... 46
EXHIBIT N QC/QA PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................ 82
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I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Aggregate Quality Control/Quality Assurance Program is designed to give aggregate
producers more responsibility for controlling the quality of material they produce and to utilize
the quality control information they provide in the acceptance process by the North Carolina
Department of Transportation (NCDOT). It requires aggregate producers to perform quality
control sampling, testing and record keeping on aggregates they ship for use by the Department.
Also, it requires the Department to perform quality assurance and verification sampling, testing
and record keeping to confirm the performance of the producers' control plan as set forth herein.
This program is designed for Aggregate Producers providing Clean Coarse or Fine Aggregates
for use on or in products such as asphalt, concrete, block, etc., and when providing any type of
aggregate base material, including cement treated base that is utilized on any type of NCDOT
Maintenance or Contract Project whether purchased by a Contractor or sold directly to the
Department for use on any current NCDOT right of way. Asphalt sand that is produced by and
utilized by the same asphalt producer shall be tested according to the provisions of the Hot Mix
Asphalt Quality Management System Manual.
It is the intent of this program that acceptance or rejection of material be based on the total
program. Therefore, a comparison of the Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Verification, and
other sample data may be used by the Department for acceptance or rejection of a lot of material.
Participation in this program does not relieve the producer of the responsibility of complying
with all requirements of the NCDOT Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures.
This manual contains information regarding the sampling and testing of material at the Aggregate
Producers facility (quarry, sand pit, sales yard, etc.). Sampling and testing requirements at other
locations (including but not limited to: present NCDOT right of way, asphalt, concrete, pipe, or
block plants) may be found in other publications such as the Aggregate Sampling Manual or the
Hot Mix Asphalt Quality Management System Manual.
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II. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
A. Basic Requirements
There are four basic requirements for approval to participate in either Section.
The source must be on the NCDOT Aggregate Physical Properties List.
The facility must have an approved in-house quality control plan.
The facility must have a certified laboratory or have written approval to use an off-site
certified laboratory.
The facility must have a NCDOT certified quality control technician.
B. Quality Control Plan
The Producer must prepare a written quality control plan. The plan may be generic, but must be
site specific. The plan must indicate in detail how the Producer proposes to control the
equipment, materials, and production methods to insure that the specified products are obtained.
The plan must list the personnel responsible for production and quality control at the site and
include information on how to contact each person. The following specific information must
also be included in the plan:
Identification of the physical location of the source, to include a description of the property
site and reference to the nearest identifiable points such as highways and towns.
A description of the signs used to identify each stockpile as intended for NCDOT usage.
Stockpile signs must be legible from the cab of a truck fifty feet from the identified pile.
A loading and shipping control plan which includes a description of the methods by which
the products are to be loaded and shipped for use by the Department, including safeguards
against loading improper aggregate, contamination, degradation, and segregation of the
aggregate. The plan must also include methods of insuring that all products are accurately
identified and that all shipping units are clean.
A plan for dealing with quality control sample failures. This plan must include how the
Producer plans to initiate an immediate investigation and how the Producer will implement
corrective action to remedy the cause of the problem.
Two copies of the Producer's written quality control plan must be submitted with the original
request for plant approval. Two copies of an updated Plant QC Plan must be submitted when
changes are made to the plants operations or ownership. A copy of the Plants Ownership
Update Form must be submitted by December 31st of each year or when there is a change to the
plants ownership. An example of the Plant Ownership Update Form may be found in Exhibit A.
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C. Certified Laboratory
The Program requires all tests to be conducted at laboratories certified by the Department. It is
expected that each source, including distribution yards, will establish and maintain its own
laboratory for the performance of quality control testing, but the Department will consider a
producer's request to utilize a certified laboratory in the same general vicinity. The Producer
must make this request in writing and have written approval, from the Department, before testing
aggregates off site. The equipment required for a certified laboratory is listed in Exhibit B.
Records on instrument calibration and maintenance and sample collection and analysis must be
maintained at the laboratory. The Departme